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fedevecchi
Dec 8, 20234 min read
Late to the Game?
Growing up, I was the kid who did what they were supposed to do. Ok, I didn’t always do my homework … and my room wasn’t always perfectly...
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fedevecchi
Aug 25, 20233 min read
For as Long as He Asks Me To
He asked me to ride with him. I said yes, though inside my mind was spinning like a hamster-driven wheel. When school started up this...
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fedevecchi
Aug 20, 20232 min read
A Foot in the Door
A Foot in the Door – by Alessia Devecchi I can’t breathe … again. Maybe it’s the altitude. Nice try, brain. I have been living at this...
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fedevecchi
May 20, 20235 min read
On Her Way
I’m back! Did you miss me? Wait. Don’t answer that. You’re here now and that’s enough for me! Any-who, though I have strayed from my...
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fedevecchi
Mar 21, 20234 min read
Empty Nest?
I am not yet an empty nester. We have a good 4+ years before that happens. Maybe things will be different then, but my experience thus...
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fedevecchi
Dec 7, 20221 min read
The Room Beyond Tired
We have all ventured into the room beyond tired. Eyes glazed and swollen, blurred images linger. Unspent tears, our own private jacuzzi....
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fedevecchi
Oct 14, 20224 min read
A Seat at the Table
I was going through a box of old pictures, as one often does when processing the loss of a loved one, and I came across a picture of the...
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fedevecchi
Aug 19, 20223 min read
When Signs Are Everywhere
Drop-off was a little rough this time around. My Sun, as usual, wanted to do the whole thing alone … with me in the background. “Mom (not...
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fedevecchi
Aug 15, 20223 min read
They’re Not Me, I’m Not Them
watching them head into the unknown can be excruciating It’s 4 am and I can’t sleep. It could be the altitude. I’ve read that...
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fedevecchi
Jul 31, 20222 min read
Take a break. Meet a cow
We live in a fast-paced world. That doesn’t mean we have to bow to the pressure to keep up. A while back I wrote a post called Relax and...
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fedevecchi
Jul 30, 20225 min read
Learning on the Move
Some of the best lessons are learned through failure. The next thing to do, after inevitably beating ourselves over the head, is to pass...
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fedevecchi
Jul 29, 20226 min read
On the Move. In the Move 3
Over the years, my mindset regarding homes has evolved from a naive, fairytale “home is where the heart is” orientation … to more of a...
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fedevecchi
Jun 20, 20223 min read
On the Road Again, Again
A short while back, I caught a glimpse of my reflection while frantically scrubbing water spots off the sinks to ready the house for yet...
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fedevecchi
Apr 5, 20223 min read
The Things They Save
The sky grows dark and the sirens sound. My first move is to call out for My Sun and LM to gather the pets and herd them into my closet,...
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fedevecchi
Mar 31, 20224 min read
Love and Cake
It all started with the ladybug cake. I was a fresh new mom with My Moon about to turn one. She needed a special cake to mark the...
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fedevecchi
Mar 17, 20223 min read
Kiss Me COVID
Wait. I wrote that wrong. What I meant to write was Kiss My A$$ Covid. Seriously, I’m over it. Done. I want to tag out. “You don’t always...
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fedevecchi
Jan 28, 20224 min read
This Positively Sucks
I was in the kitchen working on a kick-ass post about some issues I am having with Little Man possessing a cell phone, when I heard a...
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fedevecchi
Nov 11, 20211 min read
The Long, Winding, Unnecessarily Difficult Path
It’s their favorite, don’t you know, the path that meanders through the thorns, burs, and brambles, the one full of ticks and chiggers,...
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fedevecchi
Sep 22, 20213 min read
Mel JB and Me
Most likely, by the time you read this, it’ll just be Mel and me. JB and I are going to start our trial separation tomorrow. Ok, let’s...
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fedevecchi
Aug 5, 20215 min read
Relax and Save a Cow
credit to Natalia Slastnikova Scrolling through my emails, I noticed one from the ACT. The subject line read “Important change to your...
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